On 8/24/2026 2:47 PM, john doe wrote:
On 8/24/26 6:58 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:
I attempted to install Trixie on a Raspberry Pi 4 (which, for non-Pi
people, is in fact a 64-bit board) using the standard Pi Imager
version 1.96. Version 2 has some accessibility problems, so that was
out. I selected my hardware and OS correctly, set up Wi-Fi, ssh and
user account as normal, and wrote the generated image to an SD card.
However, when I booted the system, I could not log in via ssh.
- Why not?
ssh from Windows said the connection was closed unexpectedly.
- Did you use static or DHCP?
DHCP after checking the router for connected devices, then the ARP table.
- If you log on to the router providing Wi-Fi, do you see a a wireless
connection or a new device?
Didn't check that. Will do so and report back. I'd do it now, but it's
at a different location.
Before we go down the road of suggesting I plug a keyboard and
monitor in to solve the problem, you need to know that I'm visually
impaired and have no local visual assistance or assistants. Instead,
The Debian installer, is fully accessible with speech and braille
support.
There are problems with version 2.
I also add that, the Pie image is not Debian, you should ask help there.
Well, it said it is--"port of Debian Trixie ..."
Its first recommendation was to plug in a keyboard and monitor to
find out if the openssh server was installed and the service started.
No can do.
As frustrated as it is, sometime you can not avoid getting sighted help.
Agreed one hundred percent. Unfortunately, none is available. Eyes,
yes, but not fully functional, and definitely not able to comprehend
what they're seeing. If I have to, I can take the whole rig
elsewhere, but I thought it could be avoided by a couple messages
here. Looks like not.
Its next and most useful recommendation was to place a semaphore
called ssh in the root of the boot partition, which theoretically
should make the operating system install and start the openssh
server. Instead, when I logged back in, I got a message that the
account had not been properly set up, so there was nothing to log into.
I'm confused, how can you see the screen?
I cannot. I took the card out, put it into another machine, created a
0-length file called 'ssh', dismounted the partition, put the card back
into the Pi, and carried on. Or maybe a better answer is that I have a
working screen reader on other machines and am not planning on using one
on a Pi any time soon.
Suggestions on how to proceed most welcome.
Prepare the image in a VM then use that image on the Pie.
The likely issue is that the wireless connection is not working properly.
Thanks. Could do. Will report further.
